Dava Newman of MIT presented a smart sleeve at the recent MARS (Machine learning, Automation, Robotics, and Space) conference. The knitted sleeve was part of a broader concept of a 3D knitted suit for long-term space travel. (more…)
Boffin inspired electronic clothes from our secret UK lair
Startup Organic Robotics Corporation is using fibre optics, which could be woven into a garment, to measure muscle fatigue in athletes. (more…)
CuteCircuit have released a really interesting video giving their views on innovation in fashion technology. (more…)
Samonsite have designed a backpack that uses the Google Jacquard capacitive sensing textile to capture gestures to control your phone without getting it out of your pocket. (more…)
Google has just released a teaser video about three future art installation that will utilise their Jacquard technology. (more…)
Adidas has just released an insole for soccer players that can measure aspects of their kicking game. Further, the technology links reality and the virtual world with players that complete certain soccer tests getting rewards they can use when playing the mobile version of FIFA. (more…)
A body conforming circuit board that can stretch has been developed by a design team at Carnegie Mellon University. (more…)
Sensing Tex based in Barcelona, develops smart textiles for a wide variety of applications including fashion and sportswear. (more…)
Good, robust, electrical contacts in clothes is still a real challenge, particularly for items integrated into garments. However, we may be a step closer to a solution as Japanese aviation have developed a new thin elastic connector that should survive the regular movement experienced by clothes. (more…)